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scup
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Scup
(gcide) | Scup \Scup\, n. [D. schop.]
A swing. [Local, U.S.]
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Scup
(gcide) | Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)
A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or
Stenotomus argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the
United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the
daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night
and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy,
scuppaug.
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Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
Southern species (Stenotomus Gardeni).
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scup
(wn) | scup
n 1: flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic
coast of the United States
2: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic
coast of the United States [syn: porgy, scup]
3: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
[syn: scup, southern porgy, southern scup, {Stenotomus
aculeatus}]
4: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South
Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: scup,
northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops] |
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scupper
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northern scup
(encz) | northern scup, n: |
scupper
(encz) | scupper,poslat ke dnu v: PetrVscupper,zhatit Jaroslav Šedivýscupper,zničit v: Zdeněk Brož |
scuppernong
(encz) | scuppernong, n: |
southern scup
(encz) | southern scup, n: |
Scup
(gcide) | Scup \Scup\, n. [D. schop.]
A swing. [Local, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)
A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or
Stenotomus argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the
United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the
daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night
and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy,
scuppaug.
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Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
Southern species (Stenotomus Gardeni).
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scuppaug
(gcide) | Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)
A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or
Stenotomus argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the
United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the
daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night
and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy,
scuppaug.
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Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
Southern species (Stenotomus Gardeni).
[1913 Webster]Scuppaug \Scup"paug\, n. [Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog,
pl. of mishcup.] (Zool.)
See 2d Scup.
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Scuppaug
(gcide) | Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)
A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or
Stenotomus argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the
United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the
daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night
and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy,
scuppaug.
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Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
Southern species (Stenotomus Gardeni).
[1913 Webster]Scuppaug \Scup"paug\, n. [Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog,
pl. of mishcup.] (Zool.)
See 2d Scup.
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Scupper
(gcide) | Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps
for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +
spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.)
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,
so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called
also scupper hole.
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Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc.,
attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a
vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten.
Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for
securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.
Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.
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scupper hole
(gcide) | Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps
for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +
spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.)
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,
so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called
also scupper hole.
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Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc.,
attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a
vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten.
Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for
securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.
Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.
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Scupper hose
(gcide) | Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps
for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +
spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.)
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,
so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called
also scupper hole.
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Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc.,
attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a
vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten.
Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for
securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.
Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.
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Scupper nail
(gcide) | Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps
for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +
spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.)
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,
so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called
also scupper hole.
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Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc.,
attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a
vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten.
Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for
securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.
Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.
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Scupper plug
(gcide) | Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps
for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +
spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.)
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,
so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called
also scupper hole.
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Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc.,
attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a
vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten.
Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for
securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.
Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.
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Scuppernong
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
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Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
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Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
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3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
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4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
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We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
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5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
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6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
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Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
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7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
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Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster]Scuppernong \Scup"per*nong\ (sk[u^]p"p[~e]r*n[o^]ng), n.
[Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the
Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.
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northern scup
(wn) | northern scup
n 1: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from
South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn:
scup, northern porgy, northern scup, {Stenotomus
chrysops}] |
scupper
(wn) | scupper
n 1: drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow
overboard
v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper,
bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril] |
scuppernong
(wn) | scuppernong
n 1: amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States |
southern scup
(wn) | southern scup
n 1: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
[syn: scup, southern porgy, southern scup,
Stenotomus aculeatus] |
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